Now consider what would have been the cost of exactly the same storm years from now with a one, two or three foot rise in sea level due to climate change.It could be up to a six foot rise in sea level by the end of the century (high estimate from NOAA) if we don’t start cutting back on carbon pollution.

Chris Carnevale of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has his latest blog out entitled, “How High Will the Seas Rise?”Check it out and then picture what could happen to our South Carolina coastal tourism communities years from now with higher sea levels and a Sandy-like superstorm or another Hurricane Hugo hits us.

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